Soldering-iron.



lTo all whom t may concern: l I

WILL'Is F. WALL, or roar HILLS, CORREGIDOR, PHILIPPINE 'I sLANns soLnnRINe-IRON.

Be it known that I, WILLIS FJWALL, a

` citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Mills, Corregidor, Philippine Islands, have lnvented 4certain new. and useful Improvements in Soldering-Irons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in soldering irons and the principal object of the invention is to provide a'reservoi'r in theiron to carry a supply ofsolder with means for feeding the solder to the pointof the iron. Where it is to be used.

Another object of the invention is to pro- `Vvide an opening adjacent the eXtreme .point of the iron with means for feeding the solder thereto so the solder may be applied to the surface to be soldered. i 4

A, further object of the invention isto providemeans for shutting off the supplj7 'of solder when desired.`

Another object of t'he invention is to provide a device of this character, Which is simple and durable in'construction, reliable and etlicient in operation'and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the inarket at a minimum cost.

lThe invention also .consists in other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several" drawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and 1n which:

Figure 1 shows a soldering iron supplied With my invention.

Fig. Q isa bottom View of the point of the iron.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line Se?) of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4--4 of Fig. 3. In these figures, 1 represents the point of the iron, 2-the shank kand 3 the lWooden handle. Thishandle is s upplied With the metal v thimblesv 4. The shank is connected With Specification 'of Letters Patent. l

. a circular recess '7 adjacent the extreme end certain l 'i'aatenred sept. 3.1918.

Application led August 2851917. Seri-a1 No ..l188,635.

thepoint by means of the ear 5 on said point engaging with a loop 6 on the shank.'

In carrying o ut. my invention I provide,

of the poi t,"and the bottoni of this recess` has 'peni `g into-it the three Vpassages'2.8,

9 and 10. These passages are formed inthe".

`,point adjacent theinclined side' thereof'A .l 60.

which is opposite thev inclined side in which the recess 7 is formed. .The upper ends of l sald passages open into the 'recesses 12, 13

and 14 formed inthe straight sides of the point adjacent the inclined. sides, and one of these recesses is located'in the top side of the poi it, that is,l the side opposite thatv in Whichtlie recess 7 is located.. The other two recesses arefformedone in one side and 'one in the other and adjacent the top side,

as clearly shown in Fig. 3. n In this manner the .bottom side of the point, or the side from which the solder is applied, is left intact so. as to ho'ldA the heat. I provide a" plug 15 for closing the passages when desired.

It will be understood that only one pas.- sage isused at a time, and that the other* passages are provided to makethe device`l capable of being used in diierentpositions. For .instance in soldering .the side of a tank,

-a man usingh'is right hand .would place the solder in recess 14, the other recesses being plugged up, and a man using his left hand will use the recess 13. 'Recess 12 willbe used onv flat or horizontal surfaces. As .will be seen the plug 15 is placed in the ends of the passages Where they communicate with the recesses.- As before stated, the passages are in the upper part of the iron so as' to not interfere with the Vheating of the iron.`

The solder will be gradually fed to the recess 7 and from here it. will go to-the part to receive it.

It is thought lfrom the foregoing that the ithat'I may in the combination and arrangement of the' j 4several parts, provided that such changes fall Within the scope of the appended claim.l

I claim as my invention: I.

A soldering iron, having av distributing recess in its lower side near the point, and In testimony whereof-121135; my signature havidnlg allpluality lof paslagls'eadingf upin presence of two Witues s'evfsilA A p war y t ere rom t roug t e o y o t e v iI'oI'l.- near the top and opposite sides, said WILLI-b F' WALL' passages tapering throughout their length Witnesses: x and oplening through the sides of the body FREDERCK STRAHIN,

near`t e tapering end thereof. WILLIAM C. BARBIERI. 

